Creating a New Old – Conference

Date posted: 27 March 2012

Age & Opportunity and the Bealtaine festival announce ‘Creating A New Old’, a global conference on arts, culture and creative ageing taking place in Dublin, Ireland from 8 to 10 May 2012. This conference brings together experts from a wide variety of fields to forge international networks of best practice.

The conference’s key themes are:

· The potential for creative activity to maximise the ability of all individuals to maintain dignity and independent living throughout older age

· How to harness the creative powers of older people to make a positive contribution to society

The conference will bring together specialists in health, culture, arts, science, education, gerontology, social policy and tourism. ‘Creating a New Old’ will showcase international best practice, innovation and opportunities relating to ageing from the arts and culture sectors.